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A SPLENDID FEAST FOR DARSHAN FANS 

MOVIE RATING– Score 4/5

Cast: Darshan, Sarathkumar, Deepa Sannidhi, Rangayana Raghu, Lohitashva, Sharat Lohitashva, Seetha, Bullet Prakash and others.

Music: V Harikrishna

Cinematography: Krishnakumar

Producer: KS Sathyaprakash

Direction: Dinakar Toogudeepa

The Kannada film ‘Sarathi’ has an interesting story line of father and son with worrying mother since 26 years. This has a rich backdrop. At the very young age Krishna (Darshan) is made to believe he is responsible for killing of his father the village Palegara Suryanarayana (Sarathkumar). How and why Suryanarayana is killed is explained in the second half. It is the rivalry inside the family that engulf in a big way.

In the first half we get to see Raja as an auto driver – that is none other than second half Krishna. He is the Samaritan and do good nature has earned him good position. For his brilliant thought in a police station Rukmini (Deepa Sannidhi) falls in love with him and that is reciprocated well by Raja.

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Rukmini has a boy waiting in his family and he is the biggest tormentor indeed. At the end of the interval Rukmini goes silently with Pratap and that makes Raja to follow her. In the village where he comes the presiding deity Chamundeswari statue astonish Raja and he is confirmed the disturbing incident in his sleep has happened only at this place.

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As Raja meets the Purohit he is told that he is Krishna and gets the clue of his father but he is with the allegation that he is responsible his father death. Pratap father who is actually the uncle of Krishna now takes on the eradication process. He brutally attacks Krishna and makes a mistake how is father died. From the brutal attack Krishna gets up to take the revenge.

Finally Krishna finds his mother who urges him not to kill Pratap as it would lead to his imprisonment. Like a king Krishna flourish in the end.

Analysis:

Dinakar as director, partly story writer and screenplay writer, younger brother of challenging star Darshan has done a tremendous screenplay that appeal to the masses. On the quality and grand production values the film ‘Sarathi’ is no less compared to other language films.

The first half gives no clue about the past of Raja and only in his sleep, negatives images points to Chamundeswari goddess. It actually prepare the audience for the second half.

The beauty of this film is the power packed performances, sterling actions, and lovely dialogues. Releasing during the Dasara festival in Karnataka – the focus laid to goddess Chamundeswari in the film is a perfect release.

The director ability and strength is completely made use for the first time. Dinakar in the past two of his films ‘Jothe Jotheyali’ and ‘Navagraha’ were different.

In Navagraha he makes the gang of nine to steal the world famous Mysore Palace crown – Golden Howdah. Here in this film he has compensated it by giving full respect to Mysore Dasara and goddess Chamundeswari. Hats of f to Dinakar for giving a full pack of entertainment for his challenging star brother Darshan.

The audience especially Darshan fans have regular interval of stunning actions, dialogues were well measured and some of the dialogues for the present scenario does not suit because the actor is in the prison on assault charges on his wife.

The film is different and personal life is different. The issue of sympathy is not kept here and as a whole the film is seen it is a pack of entertainment – the lovely songs of V Harkrishna and cinematography gives a feast at the Dasara festival time.

The screenplay is so fast and action scenes are given special attention in this film and a few places the graphic representation is high class.

In the first song Shanker Nag who is known as ‘Auto Raja’ even after 21 years of his death is brought in a graphic style. Darshan dances with Shanker Nag in the song gets maximum applaud.

The film ‘Sarathi’ is a real tribute to Shanker Nag because the film is releasing on his death anniversary – It was September 30, 1990 Shanker Nag died in a road accident.

Performance:

This is the best from Darshan the box office hero of Kannada cinema. Darshan has not just concentrated on the action portions. When it comes to emotions, dialogue delivery, challenges he makes and the romantic mood of him are superb. This film is his gift to the Dasara festival.

In one of the songs where he utters dialogues and the heroine Deepa Sannidhi only lyrics of a song is a new kind of attempt in this ‘Sarathi’.

There is nothing more the fans can ask from challenging star Darshan.

Deepa Sannidhi is a good performer in her debut film. She has understood her roles and scenes very well and emoted with good standards.

Sarath Kumar makes a grand entry and his role although very short in the second half as father of Darshan is superb for his standards. He has that shine and stunning performance well conceived in the film by director Dinakar.

Rangayana Raghu, Bullet Prakash, Sharat Lohitashva, Pratap, Lohitashva are good in their roles and add to the strength of the film.

Technicality:

The music from V Harikrishna is in top order again. The No.1 music director gives three lovely songs – a song on Krishna with Darshan in good costumes, a duet and the opening song are good in standards.

Krishnakumar the brilliant cameraman of Kannada cinema has given his best. The Challakudi falls backdrop and Chamundeswari goddess Idol shots are worth seeing again and again.

Ravi Verma as action director done a few new tricks with auto chase. The chase of buffalos in two action blocks and another action in the forest are very good hard work from Ravi Verma that attracts the Darshan fans.

Last but not the Least: ‘Sarathi’ means driver – Darshan is in the driver seat in this kannada film. A worth watching film!

i'm sorry mathe banni prethsona - kannada movie review

i'm sorry mathe banni prethsona - kannada movie review

IT IS EXCELLENT: Score - 4/5

BANNER: Picture Gate
CAST: Premkumar, Karishma Tanna, Sanjana, Amritha, Anand, Dilipraj, Tabla Naani, Krithika, Vinayaprasad, Sumithramma and others
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Ashok Kashyap
MUSIC: Anoop Seelin
PRODUCERS: Vinay Narkar
STORY, SCREENPLAY, DIRECTION: HP Ravindra Das

STORY: It is all about the suspicion of the husband on the character of his wife and repenting finally at the Intensive Care Unit. The life of Shyam (Premkumar) with Chetana (Karishma Tanna) is in shock and dismay when he poses a challenge to the aristocratic prostitute Sinchana (Sanjaana). It is all because of a mobile that he finds and gets in to the den of Sinchana where she operates a high level brothel.

The clean and tidy guy Shyam repents for coming to the place to hand over the mobile. At this place Sinchana challenges to prove his loyalty with one of her customers. For this challenge of Sinchana the clean Shyam ask her to give up her business in turn.

The customer which Sinchana is referring to is Geetha. Shyam on the other hand taking up the challenge comes to know that Geetha is married and truthful to her husband but yet she is managing in the brothel business because of some circumstances. The shock even for the audience starts from now on.

The suspicion is large in the mind of Shyam. He doubts his wife might be the candidate which he is supposed to meet that is Geetha. The suspicion looms large because on five occasions Geetha misses meeting Shyam. On another occasion on the pretext of an injury to right knee Geetha abstain from meeting. In the house of Shyam he finds his own wife is injured in the right knee.

The suspicion builds up stronger and stronger in the mind of Shyam on his wife. On the first year of marriage anniversary Chetana invite her husband that she wants to disclose secret of her life. Chetana produces the X-ray reports that she is at the advanced stage of Brain Tumour. Now it is a different shock for Shyam. He decides in his mind what a costly mistake he has done.

At the intensive care unit where Chetana is lying on the death bed Shyam explains the suspicion in his mind but Chetana does not react. She is dead. At another place Sinchana holding a photograph fires it from a match stick saying Shyam over the phone that her important customer is no more.

ANALYSIS: In the first attempt HP Ravindra is brilliant and is outstanding in his narration in ‘I am Sorry…Mathe Banni Pritsona’. He has the style and substance. Whatever he has talked about his film so much is true and he deserves congratulation for making a tidy wholesome entertainer.

He has selected the right artists – especially Premkumar and Karishma Tanna, the music is at high level from Anoop Seelin and cinematography at the extraordinary level from Ashok Kashyap.

The way in which screenplay is drafted and shots are divided HP Ravindra workaholic attitude deserves Kudos. Right from the first meet of Shyam and Chetana in the Architecture establishment he starts sowing interest for the audience. Finally when Sinchana lit the photograph, the strong doubt and heavy heart the audience carries is the major plus point of HP Ravindra attentive work.

There are quite a few inconsequential situations and in the height of love between Shyam and Sinchana approaching the private detective is not a good thought. The mobile phones could do such works and the activity of his wife Shyam could have gathered in self investigation.


This director HP Ravindra knows how to keep the audience in the edge of the seat from his family entertainer subject. He caters to all class of audience in the city bred population. He is sophisticated and like a butter he has sketched the character of female protagonist Karishma Tanna.



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 Anoop Seelin in the music and Ashok Kashyap in the cinematography are in a competition to give the best. There are half a dozen good songs out of ten songs Anoop Seelin has scored. Onchuru Kotbide….is racy and ultramodern on the beach side, Tangali Mykodavi….Yee Preethi Subanallah…..O Darling Nangu Ningu Agoithu Zuzuba…..Haayagi Yee Pritiya….in the sad mood are in high quality.

Ashok Kashyap the Dada of Cinematography is surely going to be in the competition for awards. Whether is pitch dark, interiors or lush green locations Ashok Kashyap has done a pretty good job.

The editing and production values are at the top class of this film.

LAST BUT NOT THE LEAST: Wife is Life don’t think she is Knife! Watch I am Sorry Mathe Banni Pritsona….without fail.


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